Squat technique

[lokal0209]

Please help me with these guys:

http://startingstrength.com/resource...ad.php?t=27764

The videos are in this thread.

Thx

[Tom Campitelli]

Your knees never really get set. They just continue to move forward as you descend, especially in the lower half of the squat. You are going a little too deep as well. Get your knees in place slightly in front of the toes by the time you are about half the way down and cut your depth by maybe an inch. You keep your back in extension and your knees out pretty well, so you have most of it under control.

[dkggpeters]

What is the best way to learn to get your knees set and prevent movement at the bottom half of the squat?

[Mark Edward]

I've been dealing with a similar problem lately. I've improved it a lot by focusing on keeping my hamstrings tight during the whole movement, and especially on the descent. See my thread: http://startingstrength.com/resource...ad.php?t=27464

[Corrie]

What is the best way to learn to get your knees set and prevent movement at the bottom half of the squat?

Either use the wall or a block.

Set it up so that block or wall is just in front of your toes. Do your squat and get your knees to the wall/block early and then complete the squat without falling over or knocking the block down.

[Tom Campitelli]

What is the best way to learn to get your knees set and prevent movement at the bottom half of the squat?

For a lot of people, driving the knees out provides the necessary tension to keep the knees from moving forward at the bottom. The OP, however, does a decent job of keeping his knees out. For him, having someone tell him to get his knees forward sooner and keep them there would probably solve the problem. Either that, or telling him to lean over more at the bottom would be of use. The hip and knee angles should continue to close toward the bottom of the squat. When the knees come forward as they do in his squat, he is probably staying a little too upright.

Don't squat against a wall. You will smack your face into it before it does anything for your knees.

[MikeC1]

I'll add a bit to Tom's useful comments.

Once your knees are as far forward as they should go, for the rest of the movement downward the butt should go down and back (at least for you, and others with this issue). It helps to have someone (qualified) present in real time to tell you at the exact moment when your knees should stop moving forward. Otherwise you'll have to feel it out by yourself (which some people are unable to do). How to know how far forward your knees should go? That is determined entirely by their placement when you are in the correct bottom position.

[lokal0209]

Thanks for your advice guys, i'll get the weights lowered and start to work on that.